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The engine-shaft c and the wheels s might be connected by an arrangement of gearing,4 involving the employment of bevel-gears, o. shaft, end universel joints to accommodate to the movement ol the springs of the vehicle, but this arrangement' would be complex and expensive, and 'not so ociant es the simple arrangement of the endless `chain, shown and described. l

The steering-wheels, whether arranged os leading or trailing-wheels, are mounted to lrotate on o. pvoted axle, and this axle is changed as to its angle with the vehicle, angl'is kept in eny position where set, asfolllows: On the shaftj is fixed e worm-gear, k, and t wo` smell vrindlass-barcls l. Rotation is given to the shaitj by means of a. worm, m, fixed on the vertical shaftvq'z, on which is secured the'hsnd'e'heel'o, in n position .to b e oonveniently operated bythe driver. The axle'p,of the steering-wheel, q, is connected by chains e to the windloss.' barrels Z, the chains being drawn tant-land coledaronnd the windlavss-harrelsinopposite directions, so that as one of said chains, e, is uneoiled from oro windlass-h'orrel, the other chain will be coiled upon the other windlass barrel, thus drawing the axle intoany desired position, to change the direction of movement of the vehicle, and, lit will be seen, that nothing except force,A applied to rotate wheel o, con change the position of axle p, and

thst'the jolte und concussione received upon the wheelsg, inthe progress of the vehicle over the road, arev expendedin efforts through'the chains s, windlass-barrels'l, shsftj, norm-gear inland worm m, to raisovor lower the shaft n; ond not to turn it.

I cleim,in a vstenen ireongine,n which the steam and pump-cylinders are arranged as described, operuting the wheels of the engine to propel it over the road, substantially as specified.

Also, tho'arrengement, on the shaft driven bythe steam-cylinders which work the main pumps of steam reengines, of the drivingwheel d, or its equivalent, so that it'eun-be mede fast or loose onseid ehft, snbstantially as and for the purpose specified. i l

Also, the combination 'of the axle of the steering-wheels with the hand-wheel o, by means of the chains s,

windless-barrels i, shaft j, worm-gear k, worm m, and shaft n, substantially ns und for the purpose specied.

' N. S. BEA-N.

Witnesses:v

A. A. BiLcn, F. T. E. RIcHAnDson. 

